Barça de Liga: Time.news, result and goals

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BarcelonaRaphinha had been waiting for a moment like this for several months. Being able to score a goal that consolidates Barça at the top of the standings. To be, for a day, one of the heroes of an increasingly mature team. But some have not quite found their luck and, after three wins for the minimum, Barça embroidered football on the Betis field and Lewandowski, freed from the cage where he had been locked up with the penalty, scored 0-2. If the Pole returns, the victories for the minimum are over. Raphinha must think that maybe his goal changes his future, and the Polish, that everything remains the same. And by conquering the Betis field with a very serious game, Barcelona fans have a license to dream. Madrid, with one less game, is already eight points behind.

It was a gala night, this one. A scene of those that imposes, with thousands of faithful who never fail, ready to help their Betis, a club that has become an act of faith in their parish. Both when he loses and when he wins he plays well, as he does now with Manuel Pellegrini on the bridge directing operations. A gala night meant a tuxedo, and in this Barça the best galas are playing with four midfielders, with Gavi helping out from one end. The absence of Dembélé, added to the entity of the rival, made it predictable. And the system that was already used to break Madrid in the Super Cup worked, although it ran into an unforeseen: Rui Silva. The Portuguese goalkeeper of Betis decided to win all the duels against Pedri. One, two and three. Every time the Canaries had a chance to score, Rui Silva got away with it. First, leaping nimbly to his feet. Then, with two shots inside the area. The canary, hero against Girona, took advantage of the spaces created for him by Lewandowski, finally pardoned after a penalty that seemed to never end. The Pole sacrificed himself for his teammates, chipping away inside the area with two defenders following him like bodyguards. When spaces were created in the second half, however, the balls reached the Pole. Spoiler: I would end up scoring.

Betis lost possession, but not their identity. Right after a transfer market typical of a small league, Betis and Barça played a big league match. Christensen and Araujo suffered a little with Fekir, Canales and Borja Iglesias, but they almost always knew how to protect a Ter Stegen who has recovered his best level, helped by Araujo, untouchable, and a Christensen who without making noise has also been a place in the Blaugrana gala team. The German, in fact, received the seventh goal against in the entire first round when Kounde scored it in his own goal.

Balde, one of the proper names

In Seville, Barça signed some of the best minutes of the game along with those of the Super Cup. They needed to connect with Lewandowski and shoot more, but Xavi Hernández’s team managed to beat one of the best teams in the tournament at home. Football is not just about what you do. It is also important not to let the opponent feel comfortable. And Betis was subdued by a Barça team in which Raphinha tried again and again, without luck. When he scored in the first half, he was offside. When he claimed a penalty, he was ignored. The Brazilian could be seen suffering, but he did not give up. De Jong, who is already pretending to have been the smartest student at school, quickly served a free-kick, Balde ran down the wing with spirit and his cross was transformed by Raphinha into the goal that changed everything. The attendance bore the signature of Alejandro Balde who played a gentlemanly game. The young Balde does not panic in games where a mistake can do a lot of damage.

An award for the best Blaugrana game and a match lit in a dry forest, as the Betis fans exploded, outraged at having allowed the foul to be served from a different place than where it had occurred. It didn’t do them any good, as Lewandowski, who kept looking for him, made it 0-2 hunting down a lost ball inside the area. Betis, however, never gives up. And when the game seemed to be decided, Kounde made a mistake with an own goal that turned the last minutes into a game of nerves. He had to suffer to win. To give a little more value to a triumph that has a lot and that allows pigeons to fly. This year, Canaletes can be filled again.

  • Betis: Rui Silva, Aitor Ruibal (Sabaly, 78′), Pezzella, Luiz Felipe, Abner Vinicius, Guido Rodríguez, William Carvalho (Guardado, 61′), Luiz Henrique (Rodri, 78′), Nabil Fekir (Juanmi, 61′ ), Sergio Canales and Borja Iglesias (Willian José, 78′).
  • Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Araujo, Christensen, Kounde, Alejandro Balde, Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri (Kessie, 90′), Gavi (Ferran Torres, 84′), Lewandowski and Raphinha (Ansu Fati, 82′).
  • Goals: 0-1 Raphinha (65′), 0-2 Lewandowski (80′) and 1-2 Kounde in his own goal (85′)
  • Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Committee).
  • Yellow cards: Ruibal (66′), Guardado (67′), Luiz Felipe (69′).
  • Red cards: William Carvalho (96′).
  • Stadium: Benito Villamarín (48,181 spectators).

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